Richard Saltoun Gallery presents Lili Dujourie`s first exhibition in London in over twenty years
(Artdaily.org)

The Belgian artist Lili Dujourie rose to prominence in the late 1960s, emerging as a key force in the Feminist avant-garde movement of the time. Dujourie’s exhibition Ballade at Richard Saltoun Gallery focuses on her relationship with nature, specifically the poetry and art it evokes. The exhibition features sculptures made from clay, the essence of the earth, as well as a recent series of papier-mâché sculptures that explore the artist’s long-standing interest in plants and their healing properties. Originally conceived for the 2011 exhibition ‘La Naturaleza Es Sabia,’ organised by Museo Reina Sofia in the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos, Dujourie’s series Ballade consists of twenty sculptural imitations of flowers known for their association with ancient medical knowledge. Since antiquity, plants such as Linum, Trifolium and Calendula,